Naomi Kawase
Directing Born May 30, 1969 Nara, Japan 149 credits
Biography
Naomi Kawase works in directing. Born May 30, 1969 in Nara, Japan. Archytele tracks 149 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
The Wolf, the Fox, and the LeopardTransit in Flamingo · Executive ProducerEchoes of Motherhood
Yakushima's Illusion · DirectorYakushima's Illusion · WriterEmergency Exit
Beyond the Fog · Producerecho · Director
Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A · DirectorOfficial Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side B · Director
What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies NowTracing Her Shadow · Executive ProducerTo The Future · DirectorTo The Future · Director of PhotographyTo The Future · Editor
Homemade · DirectorTrue Mothers · DirectorTrue Mothers · ScreenplayTrue Mothers · Director of PhotographyIt Stopped Raining
The Nikaidos' Fall · Executive Producer
Vision · DirectorVision · WriterVision · ProducerCinema Fighters · DirectorCinema Fighters · Writer
Radiance · DirectorRadiance · ScreenplayWhere Does the Sand Go? · DirectorWhere Does the Sand Go? · Writer
Lies · DirectorSeed · DirectorSeed · WriterAmamiAmami · Director
Sweet Bean · DirectorSweet Bean · ScreenplaySweet Bean · Associate ProducerA Midsummer's Fantasia · Producer
Still the Water · DirectorStill the Water · ScreenplayStill the Water · EditorStill the Water · ProducerReel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Shining Besides Funny MoonThe Tale of Iya
Hanezu · DirectorHanezu · ScreenplayHanezu · ProducerHanezu · Director of PhotographyHanezu · Editor
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero · Director3.11 A Sense of Home Films · DirectorDestroy Vicious
Genpin · DirectorGenpin · ProducerGenpin · Writer
Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase · CinematographyCinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase · EditorCinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase · DirectorKoma · DirectorHaiku · Director
Rien ne s'effaceNanayo · DirectorNanayo · ScreenplayNanayo · ProducerNanayo · Editor
The Mourning Forest · DirectorThe Mourning Forest · ScreenplayThe Mourning Forest · Producer
Birth/MotherBirth/Mother · DirectorBirth/Mother · Director of Photography
Women Make Films
SharaShara · WriterShara · Director
Letter from a Yellow Cherry BlossomLetter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom · DirectorLetter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom · WriterLetter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom · EditorLetter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom · Director of Photography
Firefly · DirectorFirefly · WriterFirefly · EditorFirefly · MusicSky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
KaleidoscopeKaleidoscope · DirectorKaleidoscope · Director of PhotographyKaleidoscope · EditorKaleidoscope · Writer
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, SempaiLove & PopThe Weald · DirectorThe Weald · WriterThe Weald · Director of Photography
Suzaku · DirectorSuzaku · Writer
Sun on the HorizonSun on the Horizon · WriterSun on the Horizon · DirectorSun on the Horizon · Camera OperatorThis World (A Correspondence Between Naomi Kawase and Hirokazu Koreeda) · Director
Kaze no kioku: Shibuya ni te 1995.12.26 · DirectorSee HeavenSee Heaven · DirectorMemory of the WindMemory of the Wind · Director
KatatsumoriKatatsumori · DirectorKatatsumori · Director of PhotographyKatatsumori · EditorKatatsumori · Producer
Full Filmography
149 titles- The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard (2026) as Tanaka
- Transit in Flamingo (2026) Executive Producer
- Echoes of Motherhood (2026)
- Yakushima's Illusion (2025) Director
- Yakushima's Illusion (2025) Writer
- Emergency Exit (2025)
- Beyond the Fog (2023) Producer
- echo (2023) Director
- Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A (2022) Director
- Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side B (2022) Director
- What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now (2021)
- Tracing Her Shadow (2021) Executive Producer
- To The Future (2021) Director
- To The Future (2021) Director of Photography
- To The Future (2021) Editor
- Homemade (2020) Director
- True Mothers (2020) Director
- True Mothers (2020) Screenplay
- True Mothers (2020) Director of Photography
- It Stopped Raining (2020) as Koyomi's Mother
- The Nikaidos' Fall (2019) Executive Producer
- Vision (2018) Director
- Vision (2018) Writer
- Vision (2018) Producer
- Cinema Fighters (2018) Director
- Cinema Fighters (2018) Writer
- The Moon (2018) Director
- The Moon (2018) Writer
- Parallel World (2018) Director
- Radiance (2017) Director
- Radiance (2017) Screenplay
- Where Does the Sand Go? (2017) Director
- Where Does the Sand Go? (2017) Writer
- Lies (2016) Director
- Seed (2016) Director
- Seed (2016) Writer
- Amami (2016) as Self
- Amami (2016) Director
- Sweet Bean (2015) Director
- Sweet Bean (2015) Screenplay
- Sweet Bean (2015) Associate Producer
- A Midsummer's Fantasia (2015) Producer
- Still the Water (2014) Director
- Still the Water (2014) Screenplay
- Still the Water (2014) Editor
- Still the Water (2014) Producer
- Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014) as Self
- Shining Besides Funny Moon (2013)
- The Tale of Iya (2013) as Dr. Amamiya
- Hanezu (2012) Director
- Hanezu (2012) Screenplay
- Hanezu (2012) Producer
- Hanezu (2012) Director of Photography
- Hanezu (2012) Editor
- Inori (2012) Producer
- Hikaru Utada: Sakura Nagashi (2012) Director
- Trace (2012) as Self
- Trace (2012) Director
- Trace (2012) Writer
- Trace (2012) Editor
- Trace (2012) Director of Photography
- 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011) Director
- 3.11 A Sense of Home Films (2011) Director
- Destroy Vicious (2011)
- Genpin (2010) Director
- Genpin (2010) Producer
- Genpin (2010) Writer
- Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase (2009) Cinematography
- Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase (2009) Editor
- Cinematic Correspondences: Isaki Lacuesta - Naomi Kawase (2009) Director
- Koma (2009) Director
- Haiku (2009) Director
- Rien ne s'efface (2008) as elle-même
- Nanayo (2008) Director
- Nanayo (2008) Screenplay
- Nanayo (2008) Producer
- Nanayo (2008) Editor
- The Mourning Forest (2007) Director
- The Mourning Forest (2007) Screenplay
- The Mourning Forest (2007) Producer
- Birth/Mother (2006) as Self
- Birth/Mother (2006) Director
- Birth/Mother (2006) Director of Photography
- Women Make Films (2004) as Self
- Shara (2003) as Reiko
- Shara (2003) Writer
- Shara (2003) Director
- Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom (2002) as Self
- Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom (2002) Director
- Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom (2002) Writer
- Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom (2002) Editor
- Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom (2002) Director of Photography
- Firefly (2001) Director
- Firefly (2001) Writer
- Firefly (2001) Editor
- Firefly (2001) Music
- Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth (2001) as Self
- Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth (2001) Director
- Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth (2001) Editor
- Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth (2001) Writer
- Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth (2001) Director of Photography
- Kaleidoscope (1999) as Self
- Kaleidoscope (1999) Director
- Kaleidoscope (1999) Director of Photography
- Kaleidoscope (1999) Editor
- Kaleidoscope (1999) Writer
- Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai (1998) as Self
- Love & Pop (1998) as Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice)
- The Weald (1998) Director
- The Weald (1998) Writer
- The Weald (1998) Director of Photography
- The Weald (1998) Producer
- The Weald (1998) Editor
- Suzaku (1997) Director
- Suzaku (1997) Writer
- Sun on the Horizon (1996) as Self
- Sun on the Horizon (1996) Writer
- Sun on the Horizon (1996) Director
- Sun on the Horizon (1996) Camera Operator
- This World (A Correspondence Between Naomi Kawase and Hirokazu Koreeda) (1996) Director
- Kaze no kioku: Shibuya ni te 1995.12.26 (1995) Director
- See Heaven (1995) as Self
- See Heaven (1995) Director
- Memory of the Wind (1995) as Herself
- Memory of the Wind (1995) Director
- Katatsumori (1994) as Self
- Katatsumori (1994) Director
- Katatsumori (1994) Director of Photography
- Katatsumori (1994) Editor
- Katatsumori (1994) Producer
- Katatsumori (1994) Writer
- White Moon (1993) Director
- Embracing (1992) as Self
- Embracing (1992) Director
- Embracing (1992) Sound Recordist
- Embracing (1992) Producer
- Embracing (1992) Editor
- Embracing (1992) Director of Photography
- Embracing (1992) Writer
- Like Happiness (1991) Director
- The Girls' Daily Bread (1990) Director
- My Sole Family (1989) Director
- Presently, (1989) Director
- A Small Largeness (1989) Director
- My J-W-F (1988) Director
- The Concretization of These Things Flying Around Me (1988) Director
- I Focus on That Which Interests Me (1988) Director
- Papa's Ice Cream (1988) Director
- Untitled Naomi Kawase Film Director
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Naomi Kawase best known for?
Naomi Kawase is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Yakushima's Illusion (2025), Yakushima's Illusion (2025), The Art of Love (1965), It Stopped Raining (2020).
When and where was Naomi Kawase born?
Naomi Kawase was born on May 30, 1969 in Nara, Japan.
How many credits does Naomi Kawase have?
Naomi Kawase has accumulated over 149 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1988 to 2026.
What is Naomi Kawase's background in cinema and television?
Naomi Kawase (河瀨直美 Kawase Naomi, born May 30, 1969) is a Japanese film director. She graduated from Visual Arts Osaka in 1989. Many of her works have been documentaries, including Embracing, about her search for the father who abandoned her as a child, and Katatsumori, about the grandmother who raised her. Aside from b...
Naomi Kawase by the numbers
149credits
146films
3TV series
1988–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- It Stopped Raining (2020) as Koyomi's Mother — aged about 51
- Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai (1998) as Self — aged about 29
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